46 CFR §10.229
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- (a)Upon request and without examination, a mariner may be issued a duplicate credential and medical certificate after submitting an application with an affidavit describing the circumstances of the loss. The Coast Guard will only issue the duplicate credential, MMC and/or medical certificate, after confirming the validity of the mariner's credentials and the validity of the mariner's TWIC.
- (b)The duplicate credential will have the same authority, wording, and expiration date as the lost credential.
- (c)If a person loses a credential by shipwreck or other casualty, a duplicate credential will be issued free of charge. The term “other casualty” includes any damage to a ship caused by collision, explosion, tornado, wreck, flooding, beaching, grounding, or fire; or personal loss associated with a federally declared natural disaster.
- (d)If a person loses a credential by means other than those noted in paragraph (c) of this section and applies for a duplicate, the appropriate fee set out in § 10.219 of this part must be paid.
- (e)No application from an alien for a duplicate credential will be accepted unless the alien complies with the requirements of § 10.221 of this part.
- (f)Applications for duplicate credentials will not be subject to a criminal record review.